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Click hereAttached to the front of the scanner below the window was a large rectangle of the same white plastic. This contained the actual X-Ray scanning equipment and it shot directly thru an opaque section of the enclosure right below the window. It also had a bank of 15 status lights and a small LCD readout screen in case the computer connection failed. All in all, the scanner looked very futuristic and cool, in a geeky sort of way.
Jennifer and Lisa talked it over and 5 minutes later Jennifer agreed, "I'll take the apartment and help you with your science project. But I have a job and school so it can't be too many hours and I'll need you to be flexible. When can I move in?"
"That's great, I can be very flexible with the timing; no problem. I'm fine with you moving in whenever you want. Is this weekend ok?"
"Sure, that's perfect" she replied.
I smiled as I watched them leave, I had my roommate and future lab partner. Now I had a chance of turning my scanner design into a next generation version that was capable of detecting internal explosives or even drugs. Who knows, there might even be medical applications in the future.
I'd just read about a collaborative effort between Doctor's and scientists that used a low power microwave machine, somewhat similar to my body scanner to kill malaria parasites inside infected people. Turned out that since the strain of bacteria that is spread by mosquito bites and actually causes malaria (which kills millions of people a year worldwide) feeds off of blood cells it ends up with a much higher iron content than the surrounding cells. The scientific team built a full body low power microwave that effectively heated up the high iron content bacteria until they burst but didn't harm the surrounding tissue or patient. It was like a big malaria zapping microwave that you could step into sick and come out the other side malaria free. It is still early days with a lot more research needed, but it could prove to be a very elegant solution to the increasingly drug resistant malaria strains.
Maybe my device could have an equally positive affect on humanity.
Only time will tell.
- COMMENTS
Bonnicabout 10 years agoThe concept you are developing seems very interesting with a lots of potential. I thought the background information you provided and your description of the scanner were engaging and believable. It's a good start!
The prologue didn't work as well for me. I did like the way you changed from third person in the prologue to first person in the main story. However, prologues that flash forward never seem right to my mind. That could just be me.
Another approach to the prologue might be to describe an experiment done with the scanner during its original development that hints at its capabilities somehow... perhaps an animal test. The effect shouldn't be too blatant yet it should be obvious enough to raise the reader's eyebrows.
A couple of minor things: I doubt TSA employees are minimum wage workers. Also malaria isn't a bacterial infection. I wasn't clear about the point of the malaria paragraph anyway. It seems like this section would end more strongly with just, "Who knows, there might even be medical applications in the future."
Thanks!
Anonymousabout 10 years agoYour story is very interesting and i would love to see it getting longer. Many stories do not have enough details and therefore they seem very superficial. Your story is already going in the right direction.
